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4 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News ? APRIL 2014 PUBLISHERSJohn E. O?MalleyJohn C. O?Malley jomalley@marinelink.comAssociate Publisher & EditorGregory R Trauthwein trauthwein@marinelink.comEDITORIAL Web Editor Eric Haun haun@marinelink.com Contributing Editors Dennis L. Bryant, Joseph Keefe, Ned Lundquist Correspondents Joseph Fonseca, India, Greg Knowler, China Claudio Pashoa, Brazil, Peter Pospiech, Germany Editorial Consultant James R. McCaul President, International Maritime Assoc. 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Matt Klunder, U.S. Navy Chief of Naval Research Floating Production Growth Market hits Headwinds The Arctic Different Latitudes & Attitudes OSVsA Design (R)evolutionU.S. Coast Guard Doing Less With Less Methane SlipIs it Environmentally Harmful? Heavy LiftingModern Heavy Lift SolutionsM A R I N E L I N K . C O MAPRIL 201422 OP/ED: DYNAMIC POSITIONING The Offshore Service Vessel Dynamic Positioning Authority seeks to help bring unifor- mity to DP certiÞ cation. By Aaron Smith 24 INSURANCE UPDATE: STAYING AFLOAT How to work with your insurer when experiencing a loss. By Terence Harris 26 LEGAL BEAT Calculating settlement value of a case. By Thomas H. Belknap, Jr. 50 SAIPEM A ß eet grows in Brazil. By Claudio Paschoa54 INSIDE PARAGUAY?S OIL BOOM Paraguay is a growing maritime market, powered by oil. By Claudio Paschoa64 C-MAR: DP TRAINING IN BRAZIL Modern technology & techniques to Þ ll a niche. By Claudio Paschoa72 SEAPERCH The National SeaPerch Challenge Underwater Robotic Championships. 82 PROFILE: R.W. FERNSTRUM Celebrating 65 years of providing engineered solutions, R.W. Fernstrum is a ubiqui- tous presence in maritime and offshore markets globally. By Greg Trauthwein 78 HEAVY LIFTING 96 PRODUCT FEATURE: FLEET MANAGEMENT 98 PRODUCT FEATURE: PIPING 100 PRODUCT FEATURE: LUXURY YACHT DESIGN 88 PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS 103 NEW PRODUCTS 107 BUYER?S GUIDE 108 CLASSIFIEDS112 ADVERTISER?S INDEX FROM OUR ARCHIVES THE COVER 107250CONTENTS NUMBER 4 / VOLUME 76 / APRIL 2014 Pictured on this months cover is Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASV) Ltd.Õs C-Worker, a new oil Þ eld services unmanned surface vehicle (USV), a development that ASV touts as a breakthrough in unmanned oil and gas operations. The History of Offshore starts on page 56. Full details on the C-Worker are on page 76 (Photo Credit: ASV) MR #4 (1-9).indd 4MR #4 (1-9).indd 44/8/2014 11:07:51 AM4/8/2014 11:07:51 AM
